The Lord heard her prayer. A few seconds later, Samantha heard a roar many times louder than Pryde's dogs. A cloud of black smoke accompanied this. Slowly the boat began to move. At first it went sideways, but then it began to chug back towards the beach.
Samantha couldn't help cheering as she watched the Lady Jane's bow slash into the sand, probably much easier than it had last time. The boat ground forward a few feet and then the roar stopped. For a few moments the only sound came from the waves.
Then the other children took up Samantha's cheer-all except Prudence and Rebecca.